conditions data for mt. bachelor ski resort

Conditions Report: Friday, December 22nd 2017, 6:07 am

The mountain was picturesque bathed in the glistening Cascade sun and the opening of the Cloudchaser lift did not disappoint. Tomorrow will offer more of the same big carves on wide open groomers. Snow is forecast for Friday night with a chance of snow throughout next week which will add to already stellar conditions. With this new snow, remember that there will be hazards buried underneath the powder, so take it easy exploring off trail options and keep an eye out for each other. Also, please be aware of the increased danger of tree wells especially after this significant amount of accumulation. It will be another great weekend out on the hill so join us for more supreme yuletide shredding!

All of our base area facilities, services, and parking areas are now open for the season, including Pine Marten Lodge. New this year, lessons are headquartered at West Village, so plan to start your day at our primary base area if you’d like to improve your skiing or snowboarding skills with one of our professional coaches.

LIFT OPENING PLANS

Cloudchaser lift is now open for the season and thanks to the recent new snow, we’re looking at the possibility of opening additional lifts and terrain. Summit looks particularly inviting, and if you’ve been up to the mountain, you probably noticed our attempt to groom a run next to the lift line. But due to wind scouring, the coverage is still very thin in places on the upper mountain. We are looking at options on how to best “patch” the thin spots (if even possible), but this will take a little bit of time. No guarantees, but we’ll be working on it.

On the west side, Outback is likely the next lift to open. The area near the top needs snow and we’re working on a place to bring snow into that area. Same for the bottom terminal area. Our goal is to get Outback ready to ride in the coming days. Farther west, Northwest probably still needs another classic Pacific Northwest snow storm in order to fill in the gullies and coat the rock ridges, but we’re looking at that area and considering options there as well.

BUYING LIFT TICKETS AND PICKING UP PASSES

Mt. Bachelor has deployed an all new ticketing system this year. The end goal is to deliver faster, simpler and more efficient ticket and pass services for our guests. But we are experiencing “growing pains” with the new system and the process is still far from optimal with lines being longer and slower-moving than they should be. We’re doing our best to advance this new system to the point where it becomes a benefit to everyone, but in the meantime, we sincerely apologize for the slow process.

Snowfall Data West Village

snowfall_since_3_pm

0

snowfall_last_24_hours

0

snowfall_last_3_days

14

snowfall_last_7_days

15

snowfall_season

135

Snowfall Data Mid Mountain

snowfall_since_3_pm

0

snowfall_last_24_hours

0

snowfall_last_3_days

16

snowfall_last_7_days

17

snowfall_season

147

Weather Sensor Data

time

Dec 22, 2017 06:00 AM

wv-base

38

wv-temp

21.47

sunrise-temp

20.39

pine-temp

19.11

northwest-temp

17.93

summit-temp

wv-rh

64

pine-rh

30

summit-rh

sunrise-wind-avg

7

sunrise-wind-max

15

sunrise-wind-dir

227

pine-wind-avg

28

pine-wind-max

39

pine-wind-dir

280

northwest-wind-avg

38

northwest-wind-max

47

northwest-wind-dir

252

summit-wind-avg

summit-wind-max

summit-wind-dir

Weather data, conditions quote, and webcam images are from lovely folks at mtbachelor.com